Hame-tug



(No Model.)

T. BRODERIGK.

RAME TUG;

Patented-Feb'. 20,1883.

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HAlViE-TUG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 272,641, dated February20, 1883.

Application tiled September 2l, 1882. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that 1I, THOMAS BRoDnRroK, of Pittsburg, in the county ot'Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Haine-Tags; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the in vention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a planview of the base-plate. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the base-plate, withthe buckle and clip in position. Fig. 3 is a detail view; Fig. 4, asectional view ofthe base-plate; Fig. 5, a longitudinal section ot' thehaine-tug complete, and Fig. 6 a modified form of clip.

My invention relates to hame-tugs; and it consists in a novel form ofbase-plate, and in certain improvements inthe clip at the forward end ofthe tug and the manner of securing the saving-leather under the buckle.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A represents a plate or castingwhich forms the body of the tug, and to which the clip and trace-buckleare attached. The plate A has a ange, a, at both sides and one end,where a notch, b, is cut out ot the ange to receive the clip. The otherend of the plate A is turned up and forms the lower halt' of the seatfor the trace-buckle, and a notch, b', is cut out ot' said seat for thereception ot' the tongue of the buckle. The body A is ont away just backot' the buckle-seat, so. as to leave a tongue, B, which is bent downslightly below the bottom of plate A and has a projection, g, near itsend, threaded for the reception of a screw, g.

E is a plate, having its end bent down and out out so as to form theupper half ofthe bnekle-seat. This plate E has a forked end thatembraces a screw-threaded projection, h. The screw g passes through theplate E, and a lng, c, on said plate rests against the projection g andrelieves the strain on screw g.

H is the box-loop, having its edges turned in between plates 'A and E,and h is a pin on plate A, that penetrates the loop and holds it inposition.

I is the saving-leather, inserted between the tongue B and the bottomot' plate A, the projection g on tongue B passing through the leather Iand servingto prevent its withdrawal after the fastening down of plateE.

C is the clip, curved around the projection 'i on one side and theprojectionj on the other. Shoulders k 7c on the shank engage with theseprojections, and shoulders l Z engage with the llange at the end ofplate A and serve to prevent the clip from drawing out of the plate. Thehook c on the outer end ofthe clip is bent in toward the shank and thenturned out from said shank, so as to leave a downwardly-projecting end,c', that rests in a depression, a',

inthe bottom of plate A, its end c engaging with the edge ofthedepression, and also aids in sustaining the strain on the clip.

The projections g It j have been described as being threaded for thereception of screws, but they may be solid and have their heads rivetedafter the several parts ot' the tug are in position.

The manner of joining the parts together to form the completed tug is asfollows: The hook on the end of the clip is passed through the ring ofthe haine and the hook bent up until the end of' the hook touches theshank. The clip is then laid in the base-plate A, with the end cin thedepression a. A piece of tinishing-leather, L, is placed on top of theclip and the screwj inserted in projection j. The buckle is then placedin its seat and the saving-leather inserted. The box-loop is placed ontop ofthe base-plate, the plate E is placed in position and the screwsg' and h inserted, binding the whole firmly together.

In Fig. 6 ot' the drawings I have shown a modified form of clip, whereinthe end ot' the hook is flattened ont and bent down along the shank andhas a hole for the passage ot' the screwj. A l

Having described my invention, I claiml. In a hame-tug, the combinationot a baseplate having an upturned flange, notched for the reception ot'a clip, with a clip having a lug or shoulder on its shank which engageswith the liange to prevent the clip from drawing out of the hase-plate,substantially as described.

2. The combination of plate A, having depending tongue B and projectiong, with the IOO buckle and saving-leather I inserted between Intestimony that; I claim the foregoing as the tongue B and plate A, andheld in posimy own I have hereto affixed my signature in ro tion by aprojection on said tongue, substan presence of two witnesses. tially asdescribed.

3. The clip C, having the outwardly-project- 1 THOMAS BRQDERIGK ing endc', in combination with the plate A, Witnesses: having the depressiona', substantially as de- T. J. PATTERSON,

scribed. PAUL L. SMITH.

